School/Faculty/Institute	Graduate School
Course Code	MECH 532
Course Title in English	Embedded Systems Hardware Design
Course Title in Turkish	Gömülü Sistem Donanım Tasarımı
Language of Instruction	EN
Type of Course	Flipped Classroom
Level of Course	Select
Semester	Fall
Contact Hours per Week	Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload	189 hours per semester
Number of Credits	7.5 ECTS
Grading Mode	Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Expected Prior Knowledge	Basic Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design
Registration Restrictions	Only Graduate Students
Overall Educational Objective	To learn and apply basic principles of Embedded Hardware Design for the development of low and high voltage electronic circuits incorporating microcontrollers, electric traction inverters, battery management systems (BMS) and power supply circuits (DCDC Converters)
Course Description	The automotive and IoT industries have undergone a tremendous change with the recent developments in the electric powertrain, autonomous vehicles, and connectivity. Many of the today’s vehicle designs may incorporate up to 150 electronic control units (ECU). The goal of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of embedded hardware systems in Automotive Electronics, household appliances and IoT applications. The course will start with a brief introduction of current trends in automotive electronics (hybrid and electric vehicles) and vehicle electrical architectures. A comprehensive overview of hardware design methods including ECUs, DCDC converters, sensors, communication interfaces like SPI/I2C, CAN/LIN communication networks will be given. The course will be finalized with the basic principles of requirements engineering, functional safety and simulation and tolerance analysis methods.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to: 1) Explain the current trends and fundamental design steps in Embedded Hardware Design 2) Interpret state of the art electronic hardware systems and communication networks 3) Design electronic circuits in LTSpice simulation tool 4) Evaluate design test reports based on Monte-Carlo simulation results as proof of compliance with the design specifications 5) Apply simple sensor accuracy calculation methods in Matlab/Octave/Excel

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)		H
2)		H
3)		H
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5)		S
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10)		H

Prepared by and Date	UMUT BAŞARAN ,
Course Coordinator	TUBA AYHAN
Semester	Fall
Name of Instructor	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YUSUF AYDIN

Course Contents

Hafta	Konu
1)	Introduction to Hardware Design in Embedded Systems
2)	V-Cycle, Requirements Engineering, Simulation with LTSpice
3)	Transistors: BJTs, MOSFETs (Si, SiC, GaN), IGBTs, Thermal Management
4)	Transistors: BJTs, MOSFETs (Si, SiC, GaN), IGBTs, Thermal Management
5)	Signal Conditioning Circuits: Op-Amps, Active Filters
6)	Signal Conditioning Circuits: Op-Amps, Active Filters
7)	Signal Conditioning Circuits: Comparators, ADCs, Isolators
8)	Microcontrollers, Diodes: Zener, Schottky, TVS, ESD
9)	Power Supply Circuits: LDOs
10)	Power Supply Circuits: DCDC Controllers
11)	Sensors: Current, Speed, Position and Temperature Sensors Actuators: Injectors, Relays
12)	Electronic Control Units (ECU)
13)	Gate Drivers/Inverters
14)	Gate Drivers/Inverters
15)	Final Examination Period
16)	Final Examination Period

Required/Recommended Readings	Understanding automotive electronics: an engineering perspective Ribbens, William B. Waltham, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013
Teaching Methods	Flipped Classroom, lecturing, project-based learning, problem-based learning, laboratory work
Homework and Projects	There will be 3 in term assignments and 1 final project. The assignments will be on i. simulation and analysis of hardware components like power supply circuits, microcontrollers, ADCs, signal conditioning circuits, ii. electrical architecture design, requirements engineering and tolerance analysis, iii. high and low power actuators (e.g. inverters), thermal management. The students can choose their final project topic. The final project topic is subject to approval from the course instructor.
Laboratory Work	There will be three labs. Students use a variety of simulation methods in LTSpice (AC, DC, Transient, Monte-Carlo) to analyze the main hardware components like signal conditioning circuits, power supply circuits, microcontrollers, ADCs etc. Hardware test and debugging methods of an automotive ECU will be demonstrated. Students report their lab work.
Computer Use	LTSpice
Other Activities
Assessment Methods	Assessment Tools Count Weight Laboratuar 3 % 20 Küçük Sınavlar 3 % 20 Projeler 1 % 40 Ara Sınavlar 1 % 20 TOTAL % 100
Course Administration

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity	No/Weeks	Hours			Calculation
	No/Weeks per Semester	Preparing for the Activity	Spent in the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements
Ders Saati	14	2	3	2	98
Laboratuvar	3	2	3	3	24
Proje	1	25	3		28
Küçük Sınavlar	3	7			21
Ara Sınavlar	1	15	3		18
Total Workload					189
Total Workload/25					7.6
ECTS					7.5